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You've seen the photos of the new £22m restoration program to extend the canal a further 1.4 miles to Liverpool's Albert Dock (Changing Liverpool 3). These photos show how British Waterways have cleaned up the canal to allow narrowboats to travel the length of the canal from Leeds. Authorised in 1770 the original Leeds - Liverpool canal was built in sections and was finally completed in 1816. These photos were taken on 6th August 2009 on a 9 mile walk of the canal starting in Bootle and finishing at the Old Roan.
Our starting point of the walk, head under the bridge and it will lead you past The New Strand in Bootle.
We walked in the opposite direction, this is the Linacre Lane Bridge
British Waterways working to keep the canal clean enough to attract a thriving wildlife community.
The photo on the left is of a stopping station for narrowboats and is located at the top of Seaforth Road, where there was originally a "Lift Bridge" installed to take traffic over the canal. To the left of the photo and out of shot is the public house "The Red Lion" which still provides beverages for narrowboatees. The photo on the right shows how clean the canal is looking, but unfortunately British Waterways can't control the graffiti
This is now heading out of Litherland and into Netherton.
We left the canal at the grandly named "Wally's Steps" in the Old Roan after a 3 and a half hour and approximately 10 mile walk. The canal snakes under the bridge in the photo on the left and heads for Aintree Race Course, home of the Grand National.
